Michael Richardson-Borne presents: see, but don t see A Speech for the United States Congress
part one Mr. President, Madame First Lady, Senators, and Representatives Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. It s not often that a message of this nature receives audience and consideration from a political body of such magnitude. May what is about to be spoken serve to lift the veil of what is transpiring in our suffering country, and inspire each of you on your paths to the discovery of authentic service as soon as possible. part two As we are gathered here today, I have a vision that does not sing from the mountain top. We may have been able to afford the attention to clouds in the old days but today is not that time. The vision I have perseveres on the ground on Main Streets in America, in factories and inner cities, on farms and playgrounds, in trap houses, elite social clubs, and the offices of well funded startups. The vision I have is not for the birds in the sky, but for the people who walk on the hard pavement and real dirt. This message is for the billionaires whose hearts know something just isn t quite right. It s for the broken who know they are broken and for the thriving who have yet to discover the eternal gift of complete and total brokenness. This message is for the fractured list of God s being that weigh themselves down with a luggage that is not their own. part three From the beginning, our nation has been one ruled by the interests of what is known as the separate self. The separate self is a magnetic story in the mind that repels the wisdom of your real being in favor of its attraction to things like memories, concepts, interpretations, objects, bodies the things that are dearest to you and probably make up the majority
of your current existence. This magnet and its attractions, who you think you are, is seduced by everything that reinforces the belief in separation and repelled by everything that would point to the underlying truth of Non-separation which we ll define as the impersonal existence of being that includes your separate self. Being lived by the impersonal is a rare occurrence in our world today, but one that offers many solutions to the challenges that are discussed in this very building. Right now, your natural tendency pulls you further into separation and makes it a struggle for you to get close enough to non-separation for a clear view of who you already are. This magnetic habit leaves you, and all the Americans you represent, trapped in a world of narrowed perception and unknowingly seeing life with a range of vision the size of a pinhole. Despite this truth, the United States, the country that nurtures us, is still considered a superpower not only by its own people, but almost unanimously by the rest of the world. How can this happen while operating with such a handicap? I ll tell you. Because the rest of the world is looking through the same sized pinhole as we are and therefore wrestling with the exact same impediment. The assumption of a separate self is a global epidemic an orientation that will lead to humanity s end if we fail to abandon it in favor of Non-separation. part four From the mountain top the view may have been full but the village is far and the surroundings are cold. It's an increasingly familiar panorama recognized by America s most authentic leaders who remain beyond earshot of the people. This is a situation that must be corrected immediately. Where are the policies and think tanks committed to harvesting the wisdom of these men and women? Where are the governmental teams in search of America s truly wise so that what they have realized can be translated into applications for the benefit of you, your constituents, and the future of our country? In a time of accelerating separation, holding the truth of Non-separation hostage is the equivalent of an act of terror. Neglecting our real being is the only sin of the highest order. As public servants, your challenge is to realize that you are responsible for protecting both the internal and external well being of your people. This means not only pushing boundaries in regards to public policy, but also pushing your own internal boundaries so that you are able to discover deeper aspects of your own identity.
You can only lead from the depth you ve discovered within. If you are still operating from the standard version of political orientation based on the assumption of a separate self, then all you can offer your people and the world is a quasi-personalized translation of mass separation. From the mountain top, being ignorant of Non-separation and functioning as a politician is like being ignorant of the human mind and practicing psychology it s all guess-work that furthers separation. Your every move, even with years of experience, is tainted with the belief in the separate self, a foundation where solutions to our predicaments cannot be sourced. It s time for a vision that lets the American people know that our pinhole of perception, despite its profound darkness, still lets in a little light. Just enough to offer opportunities in one s life glimpses of truth that weaken the repulsion to Non-separation and strengthen the affinity for that which is not separate. Just enough for us to catch the light that reveals the pre-existing unity of all nations and peoples. In this light, it s time to share a vision where discovering the self is the crux of who we are. part five But back to today, where the United States remains the world s leader in both importing and exporting the addiction to the separate self. Despite what we call freedom and civilization, rarely if ever has there been a time of peace both at home and abroad, and never has there been a single day in our history where our entire expanse of a country wasn t driven by the false assumption of separation. In fact, it s the power of war and the thrills of the separate self that America represents to the rest of the world. We are proof of what is possible for the severely religious, the fascinated, and the disturbed. We are proof for what is possible while living in separation. Still, the men and women in this room would probably deny the fact that our country has been built on the back of the assumption of a separate self. You would deny that separation is the complete and total basis for your living and being as you are reflected in the world today. And it is because of this that we continue to guide our population, and the rest of the globe, as deeply into the separate self as possible. We continue to make it desirable to believe we can be and develop a false self that isn t real. How can the State Department, Congress, and the people of this country not be divided when we empower each person to be uncomfortably unaware of their true self
without a single question or answer that could possibly be of support for their entire lifetime? In the words of Jesus, Forgive them, for they know not what they do. part six Leaders of America, it s time to ask what you are uniquely positioned to change that will be a true service to our country and the whole of humanity. It should be obvious to you by now that a planetary collection of nation-states is never going to work as a mechanism for global order as it mimics the continuous suffering and drama of the isolated separate self. Where can you lead the world in the 21st century that transcends this separation? What can you show is possible that will be an inspiration to our nation and the planet? For decades, we have led the world externally with media, creativity, technology and entrepreneurship. We have experienced wealth unlike any peoples in the history of the world. The religion of consumerism has taught us great lessons that have prepared us for this moment. What other country has felt the emptiness that comes from the glut of food, entertainment, possessions, sex, money and vacations? We are in a land that offers our fill and every day it s up to us to recognize there s nothing in this kind of life that eases the pain that is felt so deeply in our continued separation. We are prime candidates to bring the message of Non-separation to the world. The question is can the people in this room commit to leading a movement that reveals to the world that, yes, there are eyes that can see but more importantly: Can you locate the eyes that don t see but still know the seen? Can you invite America to learn to See, But Don t See? part seven Moving beyond a collection of flags and an aging American ideology into the preexisting unity that is the essence of all flags and a timeless ideology that sings the nationless hymn of Non-separation is what it means to not see while knowing the seen. Seeing has been the way from there to here to our normalized separative existence that is so saturated by the egoic we can barely bring our minds to fathom another way of being.
Seeing has led to separation from the world you live in a world of objects. Seeing has led to separation from people you live in a world of others. Seeing has led to separation from your self you live in a world of stories. Not seeing but knowing the seen acknowledges that world, people, and self cohere in a pre-existing unity that is prior to all three. What is this unity? I m asking you to take a moment to See, But Don t See. part eight Seeing has taught you that separation is the standard politicians engage in war while the people engage in consumerism to support the war. Seeing has taught you that separation is the standard politicians engage in war while the people engage in relationships that reflect this system of war. Seeing has taught you that separation is the standard politicians engage in war while the people protest this war from a place of war. Seeing has taught you that separation is the standard politicians engage in war while the people unconsciously hope that someone will be elected to heal the war that rages inside all of us. Not seeing but knowing the seen is accessing the awareness behind the objective world it s here where there is an absence of nationality that we not only share but actually are. I m asking you to take a moment to See, But don t See. part nine The eyes that see, see a flower in a field. The eyes that don t see, see the impersonal self that includes the personal. The eyes that see, see a cloud in the sky. The eyes that don t see, see the impersonal self that includes the personal. The eyes that see, see a bird on a mountain top. The eyes that don t see, see the impersonal self that includes the personal. I m asking you to take a moment to See, But Don t See.
part ten Seeing is violence. Not seeing but knowing the seen is love. Seeing is confusion. Not seeing but knowing the seen is clarity. Seeing is compromise. Not seeing but knowing the seen is power. Seeing is unreality. Not seeing but knowing the seen is truth. So, today, I am urging you and the whole of America to See, But Don t See. When you confront a member of the opposite party across the aisle, See, But Don t See. When you encounter a representative from a rival foreign government, See, But Don t See. When you witness a fellow politician respond in ways that are less than desirable. See, But Don t See. part eleven As I look out over this crowd of seasoned elected officials, I see a vision of America that ends the struggle of finding itself by losing itself. I see a land where the peace of the mountain top is sincerely offered in the streets. I see a future of ingenuity that can become just as respected for the impersonal as it was coveted for the personal. What I don t see are Americans, politicians, men, women, or even humans. That which knows the seen, sees itself this is the simplicity of Non-separation. When the American flag can be held up next to our holiest symbols and greatest icons of perfect peace without seeming out of place, When the stars and stripes represent a sky over one earth and an electric ocean of unbounded awareness, When we see that we are Americans, but don t see any boundaries that could possibly prove it That s when we ll know that our work is done. That is when our nation will see. That is when our nation will not see. That is when our nation will know the seen. Thank you.
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